Method and System for Distributed Shader Optimization

1. A method of optimizing shader code, said method comprising: a client device performing optimization procedures on a shader to produce a modified shader compilation result, wherein said modified shader compilation result differs from a current best-known shader compilation result associated with said shader known among a plurality of client devices; comparing said modified shader compilation result to said current best-known shader compilation result to determine if said modified shader compilation result has a reduced compile time than said current best-known shader compilation result associated with said shader; and provided said modified shader compilation result has a reduced compile time than said current best-known shader compilation result, communicating said modified shader compilation result to a remote device over a communication network for said remote device to communicate said modified shader compilation result to said plurality of client devices as a new best-known shader compilation result.

2. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein said performing further comprises using a plurality of different optimization passes on said shader with a plurality of corresponding optimization parameters.

3. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein said performing further comprises heuristically determining an order for executing optimization passes on said shader.

4. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein said performing further comprises performing said optimization procedures responsive to receiving a communication from said remote device over said communications network concerning said shader.

5. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein said comparing further comprises comparing shader latency scores associated with said modified shader compilation result and said current best-known shader compilation result, wherein said shader latency scores represent shader compile times.

6. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein said modified shader compilation result comprises shader latency scores.

7. The method as described in claim 6 , wherein said modified shader compilation result further comprises a set of optimization parameters and an order for executing optimization passes on said shader.

8. A system for optimizing shader code, said system comprising: a memory; a processor coupled to said memory and configured to: receive a modified shader compilation result concerning a shader from a remote client device over a communication network, wherein said modified shader compilation result differs from a current best-known shader compilation result associated with said shader known among a plurality of client devices; compare said modified shader compilation result to said current best-known shader compilation result to determine a new best-known shader compilation result associated with said shader provided said modified shader compilation result has a reduced compile time than said current best-known shader compilation result; and communicate said modified shader compilation result to a plurality of remote devices over said communication network, wherein said modified shader compilation result is said new best-known shader compilation result associated with said shader.

9. The system as described in claim 8 , wherein said modified shader compilation result further comprises a shader latency score.

10. The system as described in claim 9 , wherein said modified shader compilation result further comprises a set of optimization parameters and an order for executing optimization passes.

11. The system as described in claim 8 , wherein said processor is further configured to compare shader latency scores associated with said modified shader compilation result and said current best-known shader compilation result, wherein said shader latency scores represent compile times.

12. The system as described in claim 8 , wherein said modified shader compilation result comprises optimization parameters, an order for executing optimization passes on said shader, and a binary executable.

13. The system as described in claim 8 , wherein said modified shader compilation result comprises a shader latency score and a binary executable.

14. The system as described in claim 8 , wherein said processor is further configured to communicate a request for said plurality of client devices to optimize said modified shader compilation result.

15. A method of optimizing shader code, said method comprising: receiving a modified shader compilation result concerning a shader from a remote client device over a communication network, wherein said modified shader compilation result differs from a current best-known shader compilation result associated with said shader known among a plurality of client devices; comparing said modified shader compilation result to said current best-known shader compilation result to determine a new best-known shader compilation result associated with said shader based on said modified shader compilation result having a reduced compile time compared to said current best-known shader compilation result; and provided said modified shader compilation result is said new best-known shader compilation result associated with said shader, communicating said modified shader compilation result to a plurality of remote client devices over said communication network.

16. The method as described in claim 15 , wherein said modified shader compilation result comprises a shader latency score.

17. The method as described in claim 16 , wherein said shader latency score is based on a number of clock cycles used to compile said shader.

18. The method as described in claim 15 , wherein said modified shader compilation result comprises a set of optimization parameters and an order for executing optimization passes.

19. The method as described in claim 15 , wherein said comparing further comprises comparing shader latency scores associated with said modified shader compilation result and said current best-known shader compilation result, wherein said shader latency scores represent shader compile times.

20. The method as described in claim 15 , wherein said modified shader compilation result comprises optimization parameters, an order for executing optimization passes on said shader, and a binary executable.

21. The method as described in claim 15 , wherein said modified shader compilation result comprises a shader latency score and a binary executable.

22. The method as described in claim 15 , wherein said communicating further comprises communicating a request for said plurality of remote client devices to optimize said modified shader compilation result.